September 9, 2025enforcement actionGovernmentCivil Rights
ICE arrests more than 1,400 in Massachusetts during Operation Patriot 2.0
ICE and federal partners arrested 1,406 people across Massachusetts from Sept. 4 to 30, 2025, in Operation Patriot 2.0, the third major surge after the March enhanced operation and May's Operation Patriot. About 57 percent of those arrested had no criminal record, extending the at-large arrest pattern.